Being serious for a moment, he is a massive jackass. I mean, his wife isn't in a coma and he doesn't give a shit about her because he's going to go and do his fucking job. Or so a small horse tells me.

Well, Shadowcell, because it makes it look like he cares about his wife. The public eats that shit up. They love it.

She was shot a month ago and by all accounts is making remarkable progress, which Kelly cited as one of the reasons why he's going to command this mission in April. He says he believes his wife would be comfortable with this decision. Who the hell are you to say otherwise, and what difference does it make what the public thinks about a private matter?

Well, Shadowcell, because it makes it look like he cares about his wife. The public eats that shit up. They love it.

She was shot a month ago and by all accounts is making remarkable progress, which Kelly cited as one of the reasons why he's going to command this mission in April. He says he believes his wife would be comfortable with this decision. Who the hell are you to say otherwise, and what difference does it make what the public thinks about a private matter?

i always thought one of the extra-sucky things about giffords being shot was that it probably meant her husband would miss his chance to command PROBABLY THE LAST US SHUTTLE MISSION EVER. and now she seems to be going great guns with the recover thing, and i think it's great that he's going. i think it's like an extra finger in the shooter's eye, that he didn't get to screw this up.

what is this thing all of a sudden where if you don't spend EVERY SINGLE SECOND with your beloved/spouse/significant other it clearly means you don't love them and the whole relationship is falling apart? it's not like he's her doctor, or has to be on standby in case he has to donate an organ, or something._________________aka: neverscared!